The impulse for Hands In Peace began in the mid-1980s as Spacial Dynamics® began to develop the Greek Pentathlon tournaments for children aged 10 to 11. The focus of these tournaments is on the harmony and beauty of form, the effective dynamic of the movement, and the potential to increase each child's own individual level of performance with objective measurement. This way of play creates an enlivening and joyful experience, challenging the children to work towards greater harmony rather than challenging each other.

Hands In Peace has taken these games and ideals into the global arena by creating international peace festivals for children from war torn countries and communities in conflict. These festivals have brought together children from Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, Palestine, Serbia, China, Taiwan, France, Russia, Egypt, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Greece, Cyprus (both North and South) and the United States. These festivals have created the space to play, share cultural treasures, and forge new relationships and lasting friendships which would have otherwise been impossible.

To learn more about Hands in Peace and upcoming festivals, visit Hands in Peace.

The principles of Spacial Dynamics have been used to increase performance, ease of movement, and reduce the possibilities of injury for athletes world-wide. World class runners, gymnasts, fencers and more have taken their movement to a new level by transforming the way they relate to and move with the space around them through the conscious application of Spacial Dynamics principles and techniques.

The therapeutic techniques of Spacial Dynamics® for knee, back, neck, foot and shoulder injuries are successfully used by physical therapists, massage therapists, movement therapists, osteopaths, and M.D.s to eleviate pain and restricted movement. They are designed to establish new, healthier movement possibilities which bring about greater range of motion, less pain, and the opportunity for preventing further injury.

Children of all ages, all over the world, have benefited by rediscovering the joy of movement through playing games. Spacial Dynamics® has developed games that promote communication, teamwork, and a sheer love of the movement itself while working to balance aggressive, overly competitive tendencies.

A child is not a little adult. Children need games that are designed to meet them where they are in their development, that can strengthen their social skills, and that can offer an individual sense of confidence and well-being. For adults, games can help to find a child-like joy again, help to develop teamwork, and help to move through difficult stages of their own development where they may have been hurt, or somehow became "stuck." Teachers, psychologists, remedial workers, and movement educators trained in Spacial Dynamics® are currently working with games in this way, with people of all ages.